A cult is defined as “a psychological manipulation [people] describe as brainwashing‚ thought reform. or coercive persuasion‚ which is exercised by leaders who are so powerful as to be literally irresistible” ( Cults). A cult is a group of people who intend to do good in society but shown by Jonestown and Heaven’s gate are detrimental to society by systematically stripping people of their ability to think critically. Jonestown was a cult consisting of more than 900 member and leader Jim Jones. On
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and idealisation which went against Marxism. This very idealisation brought the cult of Stalin. Whilst he was recognised as a leader by communist party members‚ with some influence it became adapted by the soviet people who were manipulated into thinking no wrong could come from their God like figure Stalin. The psychology of adulation played a key role in he creation of the cult. Many historians believe that as the cult grew‚ it became harder to resist it. The people began behaving the same way as
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principles upon which to direct our lives. • Against Convention • Against Tribalism • For Humanistic Ideals • For Comradeship and Chilvalry Certain psychological themes which recur in these various historical contexts also arise in the study of cults. Cults can be identified by three characteristics: 1. a charismatic leader who increasingly becomes an object of worship as the general principles that may have originally sustained the group lose their power; 2. a process I call coercive persuasion
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The Cult of Domesticity: Securing the 19th Century Woman in the Home During the Antebellum age of America‚ new values and ideals began to arise. These ideals were reflected in the households of middle class citizens and grouped together to create the “Cult of Domesticity.” The cult helped form the foundation of female inferiority in the male dominated society. As “slaves” to the home‚ women were to uphold morals that were no longer relevant in the new industrialized world. The ideas that led
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Thomas Rada Why My Cult Is Better Than Yours: Cybele Cybele was the mother goddess during the Roman Republic dating back to the 204BC era. Within this religion there are many parallels and contrast to other religious cults of the same era. The Great Mother also known as Cybele‚ was one of chaste perfection and ominous powers. As critical as this religion was for the people of Roman‚ there was another that would surpass its great hold over the people. Christianity and the cult of Cybele are two religions
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terms charisma and cult in order to see manifestations of these in the context of East Asian Buddhist movements. As Lindholm notes‚ placing the ‘discourse of charisma’ into a theoretical framework is complex as it is used in a variety of contexts‚ yet this thesis favours Weber’s understanding of charisma‚ which is “supernatural‚ superhuman‚ or at least specifically exceptional.” The term cult will be discussed in order to understand the difference between what is deemed a cult‚ sect or religion
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day and you want it. During the length of this paper we will talk about two important writers‚ Kalle Lasn the writer of “The Cult You’re in” and Benoit Denizet-Lewis writer of “ The Man Behind Abercrombie &ump; Fitch”. They both talk about similar topics that go hand and hand with each other‚ they talk about the consumers “Dream”‚ how companies recruit the consumers‚ who cult members really are‚ how people are forced to wear something they don’t want‚ and about slackers. What is The Dream we all
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The Cult of Hysteria During the women’s rights movement of the late 19th and early 20th century‚ woman who exhibited depression or psychotic symptoms were thought to have just come down with “hysteria”. Sigmund Freud was one of the first psychoanalysts to study hysteria in women‚ though others‚ including the psychoanalyst Charlotte Perkins-Gilman was sent to for her case of “hysteria”‚ S. Weir Mitchell‚ formed “the resting cure”. Mitchell prescribed Gilman the “resting cure” when she became depressed
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Religion paper Cult or Religion Jim Jones was not a Fundamentalist pastor as many reports in the media and the anti-cult movement claim. He belonged to a mainline Christian denomination‚ having been ordained in the Christian Church/Disciples of Christ.” He preached a common gospel of human freedom‚ equality‚ and love‚ which required helping the least and the lowliest of society ’s members” (religioustolerance.org/dc_jones.htm.) Jones’ captivating style drew new members to the church and the administrative
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purity‚ used the idea that some sex was dangerous and negative. These activists had ideas on sex that affected people of different ethnicity as well. In addition to being exclusionary‚ this movement allowed for sexual practices of people from different ethnicity to be deemed as dangerous. In her text titled “Ethnicity and Sexuality.”‚ Joanne Nagel writes that “ ethnicity and sexuality are strained‚ but not strange bedfellows. Ethnic boundaries are also sexual boundaries-erotic intersections where people
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